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Summary

This is the first book-length study of the French Caribbean presence in Africa, and serves as a unique contribution to the field of African Diaspora and Colonial studies. By using administrative records, newspapers, and interviews, it explores the French Caribbean presence in the colonial administration in Africa before World War II.

Author Biography

Vronique Hlnon is an Assistant Professor of History at Florida International University.

Table of Contents

From the Sugar Plantation to the Colonial Administration * The Dimensions of Caribbean Assimilationism * The Colonial Administrative Machinery * The Logics of the Colonial Administration * Paris: A Colonial Crossroad